Ahmedabad Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnav today inaugurated the newly constructed railway section after the gauge conversion between Jaura Alapur and Kailaras station in Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing and extended service of three new trains on the gauge converted railway section. Inaugurated the service by flagging it off. This inauguration ceremony was organized at Jaura Alapur railway station in Madhya Pradesh. Union Communications and North Eastern Region Development Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Morena MP Shivmangal Singh Tomar were present in this ceremony.
Addressing the public present at the venue through video conferencing, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that Railways is the ride of the poor and the ride of the middle class. To provide better facilities to the common people, orders have been given for the construction of 12,500 general and sleeper coaches. He said that work is being done to redesign Indian Railways through Vande Bharat Express, Namo Bharat Rapid Rail and Vande Bharat Sleeper Train. He said that during the period from 2004 to 2014, an average provision of Rs 632 crore was made for the development of railways in Madhya Pradesh, but in this year’s budget under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a provision of Rs 14,700 crore was made for the development of railways in Madhya Pradesh. Has been done for.
Union Minister Vaishnav said that the Railway Administration is continuously making efforts under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Indian Railways convenient and comfortable for the common man. North Central Railway is also working rapidly in this direction. He said that Gwalior Chambal region is very important from the railway point of view. It is well connected through train services to all parts of the country including all four metros of the country. We are making efforts to further strengthen this association. Our efforts always get the support of Union Communications and North Eastern Region Development Minister Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar, MP Shivmangal Singh Tomar. He said that the state of Madhya Pradesh has a central role in the railway map of India. The state has seen significant progress in its rail infrastructure, reflecting a national trend of increasing investment in the sector. In the last 10 years, 222 km of new rail line projects, 1200 km of multi-tracking projects and 707 km of gauge conversion projects have been completed in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Along with improving connectivity in Madhya Pradesh, security has also been increased by using drones and GPS trackers for disaster management and project monitoring. This work has been done for the first time in India. Along with providing passenger services, redevelopment of Gwalior and Khajuraho stations is also being done.
In the program, the Union Railway Minister said that the Gwalior-Sheopurkala (188 kms) gauge conversion project is going to be completed at a cost of Rs. 2355/- crore, in which a total of 61 kms of track work has been completed so far, the remaining work is underway. The work is going on at a fast pace, which should be completed as soon as possible and this upgraded service will be available to the people of the area. This new 13 kilometer section has been constructed at a cost of Rs 163 crore. Under this project, the gauge conversion work under the entire Sheopur Kalan will be completed by July 2025 next year. Along with this, the Railway Minister expressed hope that the launch of this project will help in socio-economic development of Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, provide infrastructure for industrial development and employment opportunities in the area and will also reduce the cost of transportation of goods. And increase in the number of trains and ease of transportation of goods will boost economic growth. This line will soon be extended to Kota.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that today Jaura is getting a gift which the people of this area were dreaming of for a long time. The work of bringing revolution in Railways has been done by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indian Railways is also continuously developing in the North-East. Railway lines have been laid in 6 states of the North-East. Today, with this gauge change, a new history of the development of Madhya Pradesh is being written. Now we are desperately waiting for this rail line to be extended to Kota. In his address at the programme, Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar said that the people of the region have struggled for a long time for this gauge change. Today, with the expansion of this rail service, Jaura, Alapur and Kailaras will join the mainstream of development. Expressing his gratitude to the Railway Minister, MP Shivmangal Singh Tomar said that the people of the area are very happy with the starting of this MEMU train. We hope that this development journey will continue.